Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday called on Mali, Burkina ...

Terrorism in the Sahel has increased significantly, with deaths rising nearly tenfold since 2019, according to the Global ...

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

Lawmakers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed deep concerns over the withdrawal of Mali, ...

Beneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

Territories such as Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Benin, and Togo were brought under French dominion. The colonial administration was designed not to uplift these ...

BAMAKO, Mali — As four years of coups have transformed the Sahel, military juntas have repeatedly targeted journalists and advocates for democracy. When the coup-makers in Mali suspended that ...

Until September 2023, it had 15 member states. However, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal following the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), disrupting regional ...

Following the military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger in 2020, 2022, and 2023 respectively, the three countries have changed how they engage with the West. Among other things, the three ...

But now, Niger was the latest domino to fall, following coups in recent years in Mali and Burkina Faso. “Okay,” she recalled telling the captain as she took deep breaths. “Let’s figure ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on western mining firms for a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative ...